by
Geraldine White Zarate, Virgin Valley Historical Committee
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
The lower Virgin River basin is located about 10 miles south of the border junction between what is now Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Early explorers told of blistering heat, disease-carrying insects, and scarce, evil-tasting water. But in 1877, the valley offered a haven to a small group of Mormon families...